BOSTON—Auston Matthews snapped a scoreless tie in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Friday to take a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal. Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews (34) celebrates his goal with teammates during the third period in Game 5 of the first-round playoff series against the Boston Bruins in Boston. The Leafs downed the Bruins 2-1 on Friday to take a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal. But Toronto held firm and will go home with a chance close out the Bruins for the franchise’s first series win since 2004. Trailing the Bruins 3-1 in the series at this time last year, the Leafs pulled off a 4-3 victory at TD Garden to force Game 6 back in Toronto.

Source: thestar April 19, 2019 22:34 UTC